tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520592712806383450.post9207714583540529409..comments2022-07-25T16:29:24.490-04:00Comments on Providence Schools (and beyond): Report from 7/23 City Council Education Subcommittee on RIDE school classificationsJill Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692644184039483285noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520592712806383450.post-31848869175047700462012-07-25T09:33:54.516-04:002012-07-25T09:33:54.516-04:00The Bishop score refers to the school getting 9 po...The Bishop score refers to the school getting 9 points out of 30 for overall proficiency. And indeed, there are schools with lower overall scores not identified. It isn't at all clear how RIDE came up with this. Goff Jr. High is over 5 points lower overall, but have 11 in proficiency, so they're just in "Warning." Any system like this should be designed to avoid arbitrary cut scores, but RIDE seems to love the way they arbitrarily mix things up.<br /><br />Regarding the gap scores, there are three reference groups in the state (it isn't by district). They are Urban, Urban Ring and Suburban. Urban Ring and Suburban gaps are measured against progressively higher cut scores. Also, there are two separate scores for gaps: IEP/LEP and race/income. It seems like a lot of suburban schools hover around the cutoff of 20 for IEP/LEP. If they are just above they can get whacked for low special ed scores, just below and their race/income scores count double (30%), which may be good or bad for them depending.<br /><br />The achievement gap calculation amounts to grading on a curve for urban schools, which I don't really have a problem with given the systematic biases throughout the rest of the system. But I suspect it is really the main reason more urban schools come out looking better.Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.com